Hello everyone, I'm a final year student in Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) Accounting. My internship semester will be in my final semester before graduation.

I'm aware that I can apply for a post in Big 4 while in final year. Suppose I apply to KPMG or Deloitte in KL (preferably in the audit dept), would they consider me as a fresh graduate (since I don't have to go back to uni after internship), or as an intern?
My concern is that the remuneration for both positions would be different (if not mistaken). And I've heard about the crazy work hours that fresh graduates have to endure. 0.0

Would be really grateful if anyone in Big 4 would answer my question here. Thanks! =) 

Hi!

To those working full time in audit and attending classes during the weekends, what is it like? What advice would you give as I will be doing the same thing? Could you maybe share how is your schedule roughly like?

Thanks!

Mind if i ask are u working in audit line? which big 4 sponsor for CFA if working in audit line? I ask my HOD and he say audit line will not get sponsorship for CFA  

so u do audit while study CFA.     

can i ask do u take P4 as your ACCA optional papers?

If I study P4 before, will it be very helpful when come to CFA?

Thank you very much for your input.
yeap, advisory side. but i joined the audit side already. may be too late for me to transfer to advisory and i do hope that I have audit background before i pursue CF which I always want to join

Hmm according to my source, audit experience does count in the 4 years relevant working experience. Moreover, if lets say I pass this coming Dec exam, I will be taking Level 2 next year June and as everyone know, January to March (April if you are unlucky) is the peak period in audit. I am little bit afraid that I can't cope with working OT for 3 months and still need to study heavy loaded subject in Level 2 lol.

Anyway, I have not start job hunting yet, attempt to request to transfer department within firm but seems like nothing come back lol.
P.S: I read your post in another thread giving advise on CFA study, can I ask are you a CFA Charterholder?

I have already put in everything I got for this exam lol. no more social no nothing for 4 months. Just afraid that next year when peak period start I can't be studying like what I did in Lvl 1. This will be a serious issue.

So your advise is keen towards that I should just leave provided I given the opportunity?

mind sharing your glorious moment on how u manage to work as an auditor still completing the 3 level exam? I need some advise on this. Thanks in advance.
I am very hungry for success   . I literally gave in everything to make myself pass. As of now, the HR in my firm telling me that I will need to work at least 1-2 years in audit in order to transfer (provided HOD approved). I sent them my CV but nothing comes back lol.

mind sharing your glorious moment on how u manage to work as an auditor still completing the 3 level exam? I need some advise on this. Thanks in advance.
I will ask for 1 month break on May'17. Not sure if my manager allow since that period consider ngam ngam off peak. They did allow me to take a month off now until the end of the exam but not sure about next year.

You mean ask partner directly for the transfer? Not sure if this will work but I am afraid that they will see this as provocation as I am still not very close with any of the partners lol.

I do agree that CFA syllabus is damn heavy as there are no other professional exam that can group 10 topic together and test them all in 6 hours. After I completed my ACCA i thought i very pro already, until i met CFA lol.

Regarding the 4 years experience, I think audit satisfied the first point in your post, no? We audit the FS to aid Investor in decision making lol.

So you have completed the exam and currently gaining experience for the charter? 

mind sharing your glorious moment on how u manage to work as an auditor still completing the 3 level exam? I need some advise on this. Thanks in advance.

I think it depends on which Big4 you are referring to, apparently the firm you came from changed it back to 6 years because they realise whilst it attracted talent, they couldn't retain when they promote people too quickly. Gotta say the steepest curve is when you become a manager

Anyway, I just counted my years properly and I was made manager in 4.5 years. So the girl I was referring to must have made manager in 4 years

Hi, it is interesting to read the discussions here.

I got a call from one of the big4 and they emailed me a preliminary assessment, the assessment looks like a personality test and I answered it with my first instinct as the instruction required me to do so. At first I thought the result will only be referred by the HR to understand more about myself but I am extremely surprise to receive an email from them replying that the firm will not proceed my application anymore the following day after the assessment. The questions were all MCQ, very subjective with no exact answers for each questions. I am wondering how a firm can judge a person by only referring to the result of a 20 minutes test. Its quite upsetting... Anyone knows what are the problems or reasons behind this? I am just a little curious about it. Thanks